Meetings past & present

Countryside-protection group in more Westminster meetings

The Five Parishes Opposition Group and the Kent branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE Kent) have once again met with high-level policymakers to discuss greenfield building plans around the Kent Science Park (KSP) near Sittingbourne.

Response from Downing Street

We have today received a copy of a letter from sent from Downing Street to Derek Wyatt in response to a copy of the petition which he lodged on our behalf.

Countryside protection group’s Downing Street delivery

The Five Parishes Opposition Group (FPOG), dedicated to saving some of north Kent’s finest countryside from destruction, took its message to the top on Thursday 8 March. The group delivered a 3,200-signature petition to 10 Downing Street, then met with ministers in an effort to persuade central government it must not allow greenfield house and road building to fund the sprawling development of the Kent Science Park.

No 10 Downing Street

The Five Parishes Opposition Group are taking the petition to No 10 on the 8th March. The group will then attended a series of meetings...

Join us on our Protest March

The Five Parishes Opposition Group made up of the 5 parishes of Rodmersham, Bapchild, Tunstall, Bredgar and Milstead are organising a protest march along Sittingbourne High Street on 3rd March.

Science Park to unveil plans

The Kent Science Park is all set to embark on a public consultation of their plans for a massively expanded park, an A2/M2 link road and thousands of houses, while simultaneously putting forward an entirely different and limited scheme to the inspector of the current Local Plan Inquiry.

Sandy Bruce-Lockhart Meeting

The five parishes opposition group were invited to meet with Sir Sandy Bruce Lockhart and Keith Ferrin to address our concerns over the proposals made by the Kent Science Park.

Swale Forward Meeting

Bapchild Parish Council held a meeting with Swale Forward on the 6th January, to discuss the implications of its regeneration programme for Bapchild and the wider community. Primarily we wished to discuss the final phase of the Northern Relief Road and the Kent Science Park expansion.

Swale Local Board meeting

At the public meeting of the Swale Local Board at Sittingbourne Community College last night, Councillor Keith Ferrin announced to a large audience of local residents that his position had now changed with regard to the Kent Science Park’s proposals.

Why do we object?

The five parishes who oppose the Kent Science Park expansion plans, which, includes Bapchild, are to hold a public meeting to explain how the expansion of the park could affect residents.

KSP selects Bapchild for enhancement

Robert Rummey managing director of Rummey Design Associates explained at last evenings meeting that Bapchild has been selected for enhancement. This includes 5,000 houses a new secondary school and four new primary schools.

Meeting with Swale Borough Council

After four months of requests to meet with Swale Council, Andrew Bowles has finally agreed to sit down and discuss the local plan and in particular the reasoning behind their public support of the KSP expansion proposals, with the representatives of the 5 parishes on Tuesday 7th September.

Public exhibition of KSP's expansion plans

We have recently heard from Simon Reynolds, the Project Director of the Kent Science Park, to inform us of an opportunity to go and view their plans for the expansion of the park, the southern relief road and housing etc.

Local plan meeting

Over one hundred villagers from Milstead, Bredgar, Bapchild and Rodmersham turned up at Rodmersham Village Hall this morning to fill in their Local Plan forms.

Rodmersham meeting on southern relief road

The meeting held by Rodmersham parish council to discuss the proposed Southern distributor road and associated housing was, as expected, very well attended to the extent that people had to stand in the entrance hall and kitchen just to get in.

Local Campaign group formed

MP Derek Wyatt hosted a meeting for six local constituents who had contacted him during the week to examine what to do next with respect to the proposed developments on the Kent Science Park.